Mayra A Téllez-Corral, Eddy Herrera-Daza, Hayde K Cuervo-Jimenez, Natalia Arango-Jimenez, Darena Z Morales-Vera, Juliana Velosa-Porras, Catalina Latorre-Uriza, Francina M Escobar-Arregoces, Patricia Hidalgo-Martinez, Maria E Cortés, Nelly S Roa-Molina, Liliana Otero, Claudia M Parra-Giraldo
Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the cultivable oral microbiota of patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and its association with the periodontal condition. Methods: The epidemiology profile of patients and their clinical oral characteristics were determined. The microbiota was collected from saliva, subgingival plaque, and gingival sulcus of 93 patients classified into four groups according to the periodontal and clinical diagnosis: Group 1 ( n = 25), healthy patients; Group 2 ( n = 17), patients with periodontitis and without OSA; Group 3 ( n = 19), patients with OSA and without periodontitis; and Group 4 ( n = 32), patients with periodontitis and OSA...
2022: Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology